6th Hour Article 3

ARTiCAL 3

section 1

• The judicial power is vested in one supreme court
• Inferior courts as the congress may from time to time to order and establish
• Supreme and inferior court judges hold their offices only during good behavior
• ^ and at certain times will receive a compensation that can not be token away during their time in the office

Section 2- Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction, Jury Trial

• The Supreme Court has original power
• The supreme court also has power of deciding who gets the power over law by lower courts, but, they are under the regulations by the congress.
• The trial of committed crimes, except for impeachment, should be held in the state where the crime was committed.
• If it is not committed in a certain state, the trial should be where the congress wants it to be.

section 3
Notes oh yes
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• The definition of treason concerned some authors.
• They thought that it was used to widely to define any opposing opinions.
• They said that their new country would narrow down what the word treason means and how you would even decide if a person displayed it.
• Now, treason is only defined as going against the USA in war or aiding the enemies of the USA.
• The accused must admit to committing treason or there has to be two witnesses that say so.
• The authors also were concerned that the only person who would suffer from the treasonous acts would be the one accused.
• The relatives may not be considered traitors because of relations.
• When the traitor dies the payment is done

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